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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Buena Vista
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Coordinates: 38°30′40″N 87°28′15″W / 38.51111°N 87.47083°W / 38.51111; -87.47083
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyGibson
TownshipWashington
Elevation446 ft (136 m)
ZIP code47640
FIPS code18-27810
GNIS feature ID435091

Giro is an unincorporated community located at the northernmost point of Gibson County in Washington Township, Gibson County, Indiana. The town is also known as Buena Vista.

History

It was platted in 1848 as Buena Vista. The Giro post office was discontinued in 1907.

Geography

Giro is located at 38°30′40″N 87°28′15″W / 38.51111°N 87.47083°W / 38.51111; -87.47083.

References

  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Giro, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 381.
  4. "Gibson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
Municipalities and communities of Gibson County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Princeton
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